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AIR COMMANDO JOURNAL Vol 4, Issue 2 Corporate Air Commando ACA Partners JOURNAL Assisting ACA in our mission to support Air Commandos and their families: Past, Present and Future Publisher Michael Wooley / Email: [email protected] Arby’s Editor in Chief Dennis Barnett / Email: [email protected] AgustaWestland North America, Inc. Contributing Editors Beam, McLaughlin & Assoc.; Merrill Lynch Scott McIntosh Rick Newton Bell Helicopter – A Textron Company Darrel Whitcomb Boeing Company Public Affairs/Marketing Director Shannon Pressley / Email: [email protected] Creative Awards and Framing Graphic Designer Elbit Systems of America Jeanette Moore / Email: [email protected] Emerald Coast Convention Center Air Commando Association Board of Directors Esterline Defense Technologies Chairman of the Board : Michael Wooley, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret) FLIR President: Dennis Barnett, Col, USAF (Ret) GE Aviation Vice President: Hoplite Group David Mobley, Col, USAF (Ret) Treasurer: L-3 Crestview Aerospace James Connors, Col, USAF (Ret) Executive Directors: L-3 Mission Integration Norman Brozenick Jr., Maj Gen, USAF (Ret) Clay McCutchan, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret) Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Directors: Orbital ATK Tom Bradley, Col, USAF (Ret) Chris Foltz, Lt Col, USAF Operation Hawkeye Wayne Norrad, CMSgt, USAF (Ret) Gordon Scott, CMSgt, USAF (Ret) Quadrant Training Solutions, LLC Hollis Tompkins, SMSgt, USAF (Ret) Micheal Wright, CMSgt, USAF (Ret) Rockwell Collins Sierra Nevada Corporation Visual Awareness Technologies & Consulting, Inc. (VATC) Air Commando Association Advertisers in this issue: P.O. Box 7, Mary Esther, FL 32569 Telephone: (850) 581-0099 Air Commando Foundation ................................................... 51 Fax: (850) 581-8988 Creative Awards .....................................................................50 Web Site: www.aircommando.org Email: [email protected] Emerald Coast Convention Center .......................................50 Lockheed Martin Corporation .............................................. 23 This publication is for the information, interest, and enjoyment of our readers. Views and opinions expressed are of the author or source of Northrop Grumman .................................................................7 material and do not necessarily reflect opinions, views, or endorsements of the ACA. Material in the Air Commando Journal may be reproduced ScottEventPhoto ....................................................................50 provided the source is credited. Air Commando Journal is not sponsored Special Operations Warrior Foundation............................... 29 by DoD, USAF or AFSOC. ACA does not endorse any particular candidate or political action group. TSC Productions ....................................................................50 Individual members are asked to restrain from inferring or stating any such association of the ACA in their dealings with these type groups. 2 │ AIR COMMANDO JOURNAL │Vol 4, Issue 2 www.aircommando.org Air Commando JOURNAL November 2015 Vol. 4, Issue 2 4 Foreword Matthew M. Caruso, CMSgt, AFSOC Command Chief 9 A Proud and Accomplished Lineage: MC-130P Combat Shadow 15 11 Men in the Arena: Low Altitude HAR Final The Crash of Ditka 03 5 20 Chindit Chatter From Both Sides of the Drogue 6 31 Hotwash Shadows Above 25 Four Marines & Their Shadow: OPERATION MOSHTARAK 40 39 Crew Chief Salutes Final Shadow Shadow Will Always Be a Part of Me ON THE 43 Mule Train COVER 47 A 67th Special Operations Squadron Gooney Birds, Napalm, & MC-130P Combat Shadow takes its final flight in the U.K. Jan 2014. The Greece Combat Shadow, an airframe used for special operations missions since the mid-1980s, is the last of its kind 49 to leave the European theater. (US Air Force photo by SrA Kate Maurer) Book Review: Team of Teams www.aircommando.org Vol 4, Issue 2│ AIR COMMANDO JOURNAL │ 3 FOREWORD Air Commando Hall of Fame It is my distinct honor and pleasure to introduce readers to this 14th issue of the Air Commando Journal. To all of our Air Commandos out there…past, present and future, thank you so much for what you do and who you are. In this issue, we pay special tribute to the men and women who maintained, operated and supported the MC-130P Combat Shadow and its crucial mission. The MC-130P recently retired its last tail number and it’s only fitting we highlight this incredible workhorse to our Air Commando Journal followers and readers. While the beloved MC-130P airframe was tired and worn well beyond her years, we couldn’t have been more blessed to operate and maintain such a reliable and sturdy platform. I have really put some deep thought into this and I am sure most of you will agree.....what really made this aircraft and its mission so successful was its people. The most important aspect of any AF weapon system is people. I often talk about grit, determination, toughness, relentlessness, tenacity and skill when I refer to the character of an Air Commando. Other exceptional qualities we have come to expect in Air Commandos are teamwork, humility, pride, loyalty and a steadfast commitment to the mission. During my time as an MC-130P Flight Engineer, I was introduced to these key traits from the entire Shadow Community and it was demonstrated day in and day out. You would never hear us say it, but the joint partners we worked with and supported still talk about it to this day. We were just doing what we do and getting the mission done. For Combat Shadow Airmen who built the platform and performed the mission, it was never about the glory or a decoration on your chest, it was always about the supported unit, the customer and each other. It was about being on-time and on-target every time with hoses out, ready for anything, anytime and anyplace. I am certain that this was the source of the bonds we share today after many years in combat and generations of Airmen growing up in this incredible family. I know each of you will find similarities in the articles in this issue and your own AFSOC platform and experience. For it is that overall sense of Air Commando pride and sense of history and culture that comes out in everything we do, regardless of the weapon system we maintain or operate. I trust you will find this issue a good read and one that helps all of us appreciate one another for what we bring to make AFSOC America’s specialized air power. Matthew M. Caruso, CMSgt, USAF Command Chief, AFSOC 4 │ AIR COMMANDO JOURNAL │Vol 4, Issue 2 www.aircommando.org CHINDIT CHATTER ull disclosure, this is a very bittersweet edition of the Air Commando Journal for me. My primary weapon system was the MC-130P Combat Shadow. I loved the mission and was truly privileged to serve Fwith some of the finest aircrew and maintainers in all of the Air Force. I was introduced to the mission in late 1990, a time when the aircraft and crews had barely completed the transition from Rescue to SOF. HC-130s were making the transition from Rescue platform to SOF. These old birds were not made for utilizing the Night Vision Goggles (NVG), critical to the Shadow’s primary mission of covertly refueling helicopters at low level during the night. Aircrews were still evolving the mission tactics, techniques, and procedures. For example, because the cockpit was not compatible with NVG use, one of the engineer’s pre-flight duties was taping over the warning lights in the cockpit and creating unique ways to cover the gear warning handle so if any warning lights came on during NVG operations they would not “wash” the NVGs out and render the crew essentially blind. Some engineers used a combination of a Copenhagen can and tape to cover the gear handle light. At one unit, an unofficial and innovative use of commissary rollers replaced Benson tanks and were installed in the aft of the aircraft to allow airdropping supplies. Those were finally replaced after many years of Dual Rails proponency (dual rails allowed carrying and airdropping essentially any cargo that C-130 platforms were capable of), funding was finally found to allow this last modification. Some classified defensive capabilities were also made allowing the Shadow the ability to venture further into hostile airspace. From that rudimentary beginning, as my career progressed, I watched the various Special Operations Force Improvement modifications evolve with the crew capabilities. Included were refueling capabilities, Forward Looking Infrared pods, fully NVG capable cockpit lighting, and several others that allowed the Shadow to be utilized in expanding roles. Speaking with little bias these new modifications and an innovative crew and maintenance force allowed the Shadow to become one of the most diversely capable and versatile platforms in the inventory. Even without Terrain Following and Terrain Avoidance radar, the crews learned to use the systems at hand with great coordination to complete missions in poor weather and low illumination conditions. This was because these teams embraced the true Air Commando ethos of finding ways to complete missions that others could not or would not attempt. Some older Shadow crewmembers coined the quip “half the equipment and twice the skill” in a friendly rivalry with our Talon brethren. And even though the Shadows operated in those very dire situations in a variety of combat situations, we fortunately never lost a crew—on the mission of Ditka 03 the tail was lost, but miraculously the crew all survived. (That story is highlighted on page 15 of this journal). This truly amazing accomplishment is something everyone involved in the mission of Combat Shadows should simultaneously take great pride and give thanks. The Shadow and the people who flew and maintained her were called upon and flew with great efficiency and honor in literally every conflict in every theater that AFSOC participated in from its very first day after the conversion to the SOF realm. It is a proud group, as are all airmen associated with Air Commando weapon systems, that is sad to see the old work horse move to the boneyard. With great pride we now see an aircraft at each of the two major AFSOC base’s airparks.
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